Red alert: Tropical Cyclone IKE-08 Category 4 affected 5 million people with wind speeds of hurricane strength or stronger in Cuba.
Submitted by administrator on Mon, 08/09/2008 - 16:00.
Early warning alerts
Tropical Cyclone IKE-08 of Saffir-Simpson Category 4 affected 17 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 5 million people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 99 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
